West Virginia Congressman Riley Moore and Utah Senator Mike Lee on Tuesday introduced legislation that would ensure that new moms are not “penalized” under federal law for deciding to leave the workforce and stay home with their child. 
The Republican lawmakers introduced a new bill that would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to ensure that parents are not required to pay back health care costs if they decide to stay home after the birth of their child. The bill, first shared with The Daily Wire, is titled the Fairness for Stay-at-Home-Parents Act.
“Being pro-life means being pro-family. That means ensuring families aren’t penalized for deciding to have a parent stay home with their new baby,” Moore told The Daily Wire. “Our bill ensures families won&#8217;t face a huge bill for insurance premiums simply for choosing what&#8217;s best for their family.”
If passed, the legislation could save families thousands of dollars if a parent decides to stay at home to take care of their child after parental leave. Currently, employers are allowed to claw back insurance premiums if a parent decides to leave the workforce. Family insurance premiums cost an average of $25,000 dollars per year. 
The legislation would “prohibit an employer from recovering any health care premium paid by the employer for an employee if the employee fails to return to work due to the birth of a child,&#8221; according to a copy of the legislation shared with The Daily Wire. 
Lee said that the intent of the bill was to help growing American families. 
“Our legislation rectifies a problem with the Family and Medical Leave Act that unfairly impacts mothers who decide to stay home with their newborns after maternity leave,” Lee told The Daily Wire. “Each additional financial burden we can remove from growing American families is a victory, and this bill will make it easier for hundreds of thousands of new parents to care for their kids.” 
The legislation has earned the endorsement of conservative groups, including the American Principles Project and the Human Coalition. 
Brad Wilcox, a fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, says he thought the proposal from the lawmakers was a good policy that would help give parents more choice. 
“Family policy should give parents the choice to care for their young children,” he said. “The Fairness for Stay-at-Home-Parents Act does this, which is why I think it is a smart idea.”

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EXCLUSIVE: Republican Bill Would Save Thousands For Parents Who Stay Home With Kids

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FBI Director Kash Patel addressed recent &#8220;swatting&#8221; incidents that unfolded this week by saying that the Bureau was working to identify those responsible and bring them to justice.
The statement from Patel comes after several conservative media figures and influencers said this week that they had been swatted.
&#8220;I want to address the alarming rise in ‘Swatting’ incidents targeting media figures,&#8221; Patel said. &#8220;The FBI is aware of this dangerous trend, and my team and I are already taking action to investigate and hold those responsible accountable.&#8221;
&#8220;Swatting&#8221; is a dangerous and illegal prank where a person contacts law enforcement and makes false claims about an event taking place at a specific address — like a mass shooting or hostage situation — with the aim of generating a large law enforcement response to that address.
Patel continued, &#8220;This isn’t about politics—weaponizing law enforcement against ANY American is not only morally reprehensible but also endangers lives, including those of our officers. That will not be tolerated.&#8221;
He added that the FBI was working with local law enforcement departments to crack down on the crimes.
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I want to address the alarming rise in ‘Swatting’ incidents targeting media figures. The FBI is aware of this dangerous trend, and my team and I are already taking action to investigate and hold those responsible accountable.
This isn’t about politics—weaponizing law enforcement…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1900536072871768094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
U.S. Attorney Ed Martin said in a statement after some of the swatting incidents became public this week that if any of the perpetrators were discovered in the District of Columbia, they would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) suggested on Thursday that swatting should be &#8220;prosecuted as attempted murder.&#8221;
&#8220;If you send heavily armed men to someone’s house with a false assertion that a violent crime is being committed there, you’re creating a grave risk that an innocent person will get shot,&#8221; he said.

Kash Patel

FBI Going After Those Responsible For Recent ‘Swatting’ Incidents

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On Wednesday, Senate Republicans defeated an attempt by their Democrat colleagues to undo President Donald Trump&#8217;s day-one national emergency declaration.
Members voted <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00095.htm#position" target="_blank" rel="noopener">52-47</a> along party lines. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-senator-suffers-brain-bleed-after-falling-on-ice-during-seizure" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recovering</a> after falling and suffering a brain bleed after hitting the back of his head, missed the vote.
&#8220;For the last four years, American energy production was crippled by a woke, green agenda,&#8221; Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) <a href="https://x.com/SenatorRisch/status/1894885644398149762" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X on Wednesday as the effort met defeat.
He added: &#8220;President Trump’s energy emergency declaration takes the necessary steps to reverse Democrats’ Green New Deal and prioritize our domestic energy and natural resources.&#8221;
On the first day of his second term in the White House, Trump <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/declaring-a-national-energy-emergency/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> the national emergency declaration, which ordered agencies to boost energy domestic production and infrastructure.
&#8220;That&#8217;s a big one,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1881512224000463246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;You know what that allows you to do? It means you can do whatever you have to do to get out of that problem. And we do have that kind of an emergency.&#8221;
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Martin Heinrich (D-NM) led the effort to <a href="https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-and-heinrich-unveil-legislation-to-terminate-president-trumps-sham-energy-emergency" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;terminate&#8221;</a> the order via a joint resolution.
While claiming the order would kill jobs, raise costs on families, and weaken economic competitiveness, the Democrats made their resolution &#8220;privileged,&#8221; which forced a vote on it.
&#8220;Today&#8217;s vote goes to show, once again, that Senate Republicans refuse to do their jobs and put the American people above the wish lists of Trump&#8217;s donors and billionaire energy tycoons,&#8221; they <a href="https://x.com/SenTimKaine/status/1894892222421537180" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Kaine and Heinrich added: &#8220;To our colleagues: don&#8217;t say we didn&#8217;t warn you when your constituents&#8217; energy bills go through the roof. To the American people: we&#8217;re going to keep fighting for you.&#8221;
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Mike Lee (R-UT) worked to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-gop-fights-dems-to-preserve-trumps-day-one-energy-emergency-declaration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rally</a> his fellow Republicans, who have a 53-47 majority in the upper chamber, in opposition to the resolution.
He said: &#8220;Senate Republicans won&#8217;t let Democrats delay and obstruct any longer and will ensure the President has the tools necessary to deliver the results the American people expect.&#8221;

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Senate Rejects Dem Bid To Kill Trump’s Day-One Energy Emergency Declaration

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Senate Republicans are rallying against a Democrat effort to undo the national emergency designed to unlock American energy that President Donald Trump declared on the first day of his second term.
Earlier this month, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced a &#8220;privileged&#8221; joint resolution that seeks to <a href="https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-and-heinrich-unveil-legislation-to-terminate-president-trumps-sham-energy-emergency" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;terminate&#8221;</a> Trump&#8217;s national emergency declaration that ordered agencies to boost energy domestic production and infrastructure, claiming it would &#8220;benefit big Oil&#8221; while killing jobs, raising costs on families, and weaken economic competitiveness.
The measure is expected to get a vote this week. Republicans, who have a 53-47 majority in the upper chamber, can defeat it with a simple majority — if they stay largely united. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Mike Lee (R-UT) has been working to make that happen.
&#8220;Senate Democrats are yet again attempting to block President Trump&#8217;s efforts to secure cheaper, more reliable energy — just when America needs it most. Their message to families is clear: pay more, expect less,&#8221; Lee said in a statement. &#8220;Luckily, President Trump is committed to unleashing American energy and rescuing the country from the energy crisis that they have perpetuated. Senate Republicans won&#8217;t let Democrats delay and obstruct any longer and will ensure the President has the tools necessary to deliver the results the American people expect.&#8221;
The vote comes on the heels of the Senate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-late-night-budget-bill-focused-on-border-defense-spending" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passing</a> a $340 billion budget resolution last week that, according to Chairman Lindsey Graham&#8217;s (R-SC) office, aims to <a href="https://www.budget.senate.gov/chairman/newsroom/press/chairman-graham-statement-after-senate-agrees-to-budget-resolution-to-secure-the-border-revitalize-our-military-and-unleash-american-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;unleash&#8221;</a> American energy by facilitating production through on- and offshore lease sales and stopping the national gas tax implemented during former President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration. All Democrats and one Republican — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) — opposed the measure.
Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) delivered <a href="https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=16CE64C2-25A8-410C-9190-D124E6E5BADD#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThanks%20in%20substantial%20part%20to,face%20huge%20new%20power%20demands." target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarks</a> on the Senate floor on Tuesday in which he cited news articles that discussed how the United States is careening toward a situation in which it cannot meet growing power needs. He questioned why his Democrat colleagues do not see an emergency when the electric grid is on the edge.
&#8220;Thanks in substantial part to a movement to shut down fossil-fuel-fired power plants before reliable sources of clean energy are available to replace them, America is running out of power even as we face huge new power demands,&#8221; Thune said.
He added: &#8220;I realize this is an inconvenient truth to my Democrat colleagues. Why? Because it interferes with their plans to force the United States off conventional energy. If Democrats acknowledge that we are rapidly approaching an energy crisis, they might have to actually consider the consequences of their energy plans. &#8230; If we don’t take action, we are going to be facing some very serious problems in the very near future.&#8221;

U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)

Senate GOP Fights Dems To Preserve Trump’s Day-One Energy Emergency Declaration

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As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> held a Spaces <a href="https://x.com/i/spaces/1gqxvNrEbOjxB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conversation</a> on X last night, Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Lee</a> (R-UT) took a moment to pitch a bill that he suggested could help the Department of Government Efficiency (<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-government-efficiency-doge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DOGE)</a> prevail in its endeavors.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve destroyed federalism and separation of powers. I think for DOGE to succeed, we have to restore both of those,&#8221; Lee declared. &#8220;In my view, the best way to start is by passing the REINS Act which would require Congress to enact those laws. And I think to get that passed this year, we&#8217;ve got to attach it to the debt ceiling bill.&#8221;
Lee was not talking about actual laws but rather the morass of federal regulations implemented without the approval of Congress. Musk, who was tasked by President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> to lead DOGE and is already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/weekend-warrior-elon-musk-reveals-how-doge-is-cutting-billions-in-spending-every-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">finding ways</a> to cut billions of dollars in government spending each day, responded in agreement.
&#8220;Sounds good to me,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;I absolutely agree with you 100%. What you&#8217;re saying is absolutely true. These vast amounts of federal regulation, which are de facto laws that are created — it&#8217;s an incomprehensible amount.&#8221;
The REINS Act, which is short for the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, has been <a href="https://www.congress.gov/search?q=%7B%22source%22%3A%22legislation%22%2C%22search%22%3A%22Regulations+from+the+Executive+in+Need+of+Scrutiny+Act%22%7D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> by Republicans in one form or another over the years, but has never made it through both chambers of Congress.
Critics have warned the legislation would <a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/article/5-terrible-no-good-very-bad-things-about-the-reins-act/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">undermine</a> experts and make the government <a href="https://newdemocratcoalition.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/new-democrat-coalition-chairs-statement-on-the-reins-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">less efficient</a>. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) introduced the latest version of the bill along with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in September, arguing it is needed to protect U.S. citizens.
A press release from Cammack&#8217;s office <a href="https://cammack.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kat-cammack-sen-rand-paul-introduce-regulations-executive-need-scrutiny#:~:text=The%20REINS%20Act%20would%20return,more%20before%20they%20take%20effect." target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>:
<blockquote>The REINS Act would return legislative power to Congress, check federal overreach, and ensure Americans have the tools needed to defend their rights. The REINS Act requires Congress to approve major federal agency rules and rules with an impact of $100M or more before they take effect.
The original REINS Act most recently passed the House of Representatives in June 2023. The bill stipulates that once major rules are drafted, they must then be affirmatively approved by both chambers of Congress and then signed by the President, satisfying the bicameralism and presentment requirements of the Constitution. Currently, regulations ultimately take effect unless Congress specifically disapproves.
The updated REINS Act includes the following changes:</blockquote>
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<blockquote>New defense for individuals: Individuals can argue that the average person would not have known their actions violated federal law if the statue did not clearly state it</blockquote>
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<blockquote>Right to sue: People can sue to stop the enforcement of a rule if an agency implements a rule without prior congressional approval</blockquote>
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<blockquote>LIBERTY Act: Agency guidance with an economic impact of $100M or more needs congressional approval just like major rules</blockquote>
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<blockquote>Deregulatory actions exempted: Agencies do not need congressional approval to withdraw costly or burdensome rules</blockquote>
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Upon being sworn in for her third term in January, Cammack <a href="https://cammack.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-cammack-sworn-house-representatives-third-term-introduces-two-bills-first" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that she was again introducing the REINS Act along with the USA Act for the new Congress. In a post to X the month before, the congresswoman suggested the bills could save a lot of money.
&#8220;The REINS Act is the largest regulatory reform effort in American history. That takes care of $2 trillion,&#8221; Cammack <a href="https://x.com/Kat_Cammack/status/1864783878390526186" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;Add in the USA Act, which cuts all Congressionally unauthorized spending and that’s another $500 billion. Put a bow on it with a balanced budget amendment. These are tickets to American prosperity.&#8221;
Vivek Ramaswamy, who recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ramaswamy-to-leave-doge-ahead-of-run-for-ohio-governor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">departed</a> the DOGE effort to possibly run for the governorship in Ohio, is among those who have spoken favorably of the REINS Act.
&#8220;The REINS Act codifies the basic idea of a democracy: the people we elect to make the laws should be the ones who actually make the laws,&#8221; Ramaswamy <a href="https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1885891209295429741" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X. &#8220;The fact that this is controversial reveals a lot.&#8221;
After beginning his second term in the White House, Trump <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/01/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-launches-massive-10-to-1-deregulation-initiative/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> an executive order that requires any federal agency that puts forward a new rule, regulation, or guidance to identify at least 10 more already in existence that could be repealed.
Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joni-ernst" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joni Ernst</a> (R-IA), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-doge-could-cut-1200-coffee-cups-covid-clawbacks-and-3-cent-pennies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chairwoman</a> of the Senate DOGE caucus, mentioned the executive order during X Spaces conversation with Musk and Lee. In response, Musk offered another course of action to get a grip on a bureaucracy that has <a href="https://regulatorystudies.columbian.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4751/files/2022-11/totalpagescodefedreg_11-01-2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">implemented</a> more than 180,000 pages of federal regulations in recent years.
&#8220;I think in addition to that executive order, which I certainly applaud, I think we need to go and do wholesale removal of regulations,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/ElonClipsX/status/1886508492963434705" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;Like regulations basically should be default gone. Default gone, not default there. Default gone. And if it turns out that we missed the mark on a regulation, then add it back in. These regulations were added willy-nilly all the time.&#8221;
He added: &#8220;We&#8217;ve just got to do wholesale spring cleaning of regulation and get the government off the backs of everyday Americans, so people can get things done. And the government doesn&#8217;t have a sort of boot on the neck of the average American.&#8221;

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The REINS Act: The Regulation-Stomping Bill That Could Give DOGE An Edge

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As President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his Cabinet, Americans are waiting for him to appoint someone to one of the most important positions in the administration: attorney general.
Trump&#8217;s pick for attorney general will be one of the most talked about appointments heading into his second term. In his first term, Trump appointed Jeff Sessions, who served as AG for two years, and then appointed Bill Barr, who served during the final two years of Trump&#8217;s time in the White House.
Multiple names are being floated for potential replacements for President Joe Biden&#8217;s Attorney General Merrick Garland.
<h3>Mark Paoletta</h3>
Attorney Mark Paoletta served in the Trump administration as chief counsel and assistant to Vice President Mike Pence before moving to general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Paoletta is a close friend of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni, and he played an important <a href="https://www.heritage.org/courts/commentary/the-real-clarence-thomas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">role</a> in Thomas&#8217; confirmation to the High Court.
From 1997 to 2007, Paoletta served as Chief Counsel for Oversight and Investigations for the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He now serves on Trump&#8217;s transition team and is helping craft Justice Department policy for the second Trump administration, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/whos-who-trumps-short-list-attorney-general" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>. In an X <a href="https://x.com/MarkPaoletta/status/1855977334106390915" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Monday, Paoletta told &#8220;career DOJ employees&#8221; who &#8220;won’t implement President Trump’s program in good faith&#8221; to step down.
&#8220;Those employees who engage in so-called &#8216;resistance&#8217; against the duly-elected President’s lawful agenda would be subverting American democracy,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Finally, those that take such actions would be subject to disciplinary measures, including termination. I look forward to President Trump’s team Making America Great Again, especially at the Department of Justice and the FBI.&#8221;
<h3>John Ratcliffe</h3>
John Ratcliffe served as Trump&#8217;s Director of National Intelligence for a year at the end of the president&#8217;s first term. Before taking that role, Ratcliffe served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, and was elected to Congress in 2015, where he served for five years as the House representative from Texas&#8217;s 4th District.
Ratcliffe was <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/new-spy-chief-pick-ratcliffe-made-his-name-during-the-trump-inquiries-by-backing-the-president/2019/07/28/f92658ce-b185-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outspoken</a> in his criticism of the FBI and Robert Mueller&#8217;s special counsel investigation into the spurious claims of Trump&#8217;s ties to Russia. Shortly before the 2020 election, Ratcliffe declassified information about the 2016 election that suggested Hillary Clinton&#8217;s campaign approved a plan to “stir up a scandal” against Trump that tied him to the Russians, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/politics/john-ratcliffe-russian-disinformation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Ratcliffe has remained quiet on the rumors surrounding a potential AG appointment.
<h3>Sen. Mike Lee</h3>
Utah Senator Mike Lee has been one of the most conservative lawmakers in Washington, D.C., for over a decade. Lee has an extensive legal background, serving as a clerk for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, clerking for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, and working as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Utah. He served as Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr.&#8217;s general counsel before his election to the Senate in 2010.
Lee won his third term in office in 2022. He was a strong critic of Trump in 2016, <a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-bde9ab70ff2a41ef8e779b565421876e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voting</a> for independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin. Lee, however, quickly became a staunch Trump ally of Trump. Six years later, Trump backed Lee&#8217;s re-election bid when McMullin challenged him for the Senate in an election that Lee won by over 10 points.
Lee <a href="https://thedispatch.com/article/mike-lees-journey-from-trump-critic-to-trump-supporter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Dispatch earlier this year that after Trump started governing in 2017, Lee saw that &#8220;he aligned a lot more with Republican ideals than I expected. In some areas, I was particularly surprised how well things went.&#8221;
Asked about a possible role in the Trump administration last week, Lee <a href="https://www.deseret.com/politics/2024/11/07/sen-mike-lee-trump-administration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Deseret News, &#8220;I have the job I want.&#8221;
&#8220;And I look forward to working in the next Congress and with President Trump and his team to implement his agenda and the reform agenda that Republicans have offered and campaigned on, and it’s going to be an exciting time,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We’ve got a lot of work to do.&#8221;
<h3>Judge Aileen Cannon</h3>
ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-tossed-trumps-classified-docs-case-list-proposed/story?id=114997807" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> last month that District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, who threw out the classified documents case against Trump earlier this year, appeared on a Trump ream document as a potential attorney general pick. The document was reportedly written by Trump&#8217;s top advisers. Cannon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-dismisses-trump-classified-documents-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dismissed</a> the classified documents case against Trump in July, ruling that &#8220;Special Counsel Smith’s appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.&#8221;
Cannon, whom Trump appointed in 2020, was born in Colombia and grew up in Miami. From 2008 to 2009, she clerked for Steven Colloton, a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Iowa. Cannon was then an assistant United States <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/28/trump-special-master-fbi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attorney</a> for the Southern District of Florida from 2013 to 2020.
Cannon also presided over the case of Ryan Routh, who was charged with attempting to assassinate Trump at his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course in September. Routh&#8217;s lawyers have <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/aileen-cannon-attorney-general-trump-report-rcna176787" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> Cannon to recuse herself from the case, citing her potential appointment to a higher position in the second Trump administration.
<h3>Matthew Whitaker</h3>
A candidate who already has some experience in the position is former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, whom Trump tapped to fill the position for a short time between the stints of Jeff Sessions and Bill Barr.
Whitaker served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa from 2004 until 2009. He then worked as a managing partner of a general practice law firm in Des Moines, Iowa, from 2009 to 2017. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Whitaker to serve as his chief of staff in 2017. After Sessions resigned in November 2018, Whitaker was tapped by Trump to serve as Acting Attorney General, a position he held until February 2019 when Barr took over.
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Whitaker did not tell <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/whos-who-trumps-short-list-attorney-general" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> whether he was interested in the position in the second Trump administration, saying, &#8220;[Trump&#8217;s] going to want someone who he knows, likes and trusts. He&#8217;s going to want someone who was there from the beginning.&#8221;
<h3>Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey</h3>
Another name floated for AG is the recently appointed Missouri Attorney General, Andrew Bailey. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appointed Bailey after former Missouri AG Eric Schmitt ran for Senate and won in 2022. As the state&#8217;s chief law enforcement officer, Bailey has challenged the Biden administration in dozens of lawsuits including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/missouri-accuses-biden-admin-of-diversion-tactics-hiding-info-about-illegal-migrants-in-lawsuit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accusing</a> the federal government of &#8220;hid[ing] information from Americans&#8221; about &#8220;flying of illegal immigrants into Missouri.&#8221;
Bailey served as general counsel of the Missouri Department of Corrections and as general counsel for Parson. As attorney general, Bailey has also gone after the abortion drug <a href="https://missouriindependent.com/2024/10/22/missouri-mifepristone-lawsuit-andrew-bailey-teen-pregnancy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mifepristone</a>, arguing that it is too dangerous and seeking to ensure “long-standing safety requirements” are put in place for the drug.
In 2023, Bailey announced new restrictions on gender procedures for adults and children. The new rules required people to undergo 18 months of therapy before receiving gender treatments.
As Trump continues to announce cabinet positions following his election victory, the attorney general pick could come at any time. Trump&#8217;s pick then must be confirmed by a majority of the Senate, which will be under Republican control beginning in January.

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Attorney General

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Trump Administration

Senator Mike Lee sharply criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday for reportedly offering &#8220;scathing&#8221; remarks about former President Donald Trump and the &#8220;MAGA movement.&#8221;
McConnell slams Trump as a &#8220;narcissist&#8221; and a &#8220;sleazeball&#8221; in his forthcoming biography, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/mcconnell-trump-gop-new-book/index.html">according to CNN</a>, adding that Trump has “done a lot of damage to our party’s image and our ability to compete.” Speaking to The Daily Wire Thursday, Lee slammed the Kentucky Republican for his comments.
&#8220;Openly hurting him, it&#8217;s just baffling to me,&#8221; Lee said. &#8220;I cannot figure it out&#8230; number one, he&#8217;s a Republican senator. Number two, he&#8217;s the Senate Republican leader. Number three, we are less than two weeks away from a general election in which these guys are in tight races.&#8221;
McConnell reportedly also says that “Trump is appealing to people who haven’t been as successful as other people and providing an excuse for that, that these more successful people have somehow been cheated, and you don’t deserve to think of yourself as less successful because things haven’t been fair.&#8221;
&#8220;If senate Republican leaders are going to come out and do these sorts of things, we need to have a conversation about it,&#8221; Lee said. &#8220;And we especially need to have a conversation between those who are running for Senate Republican leadership posts.&#8221;
The Utah Republican <a href="https://x.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1849490264399982805">reiterated</a> his criticism in an X thread Thursday.
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🧵 1. McConnell’s attacks on Donald Trump &amp; Rick Scott are indefensible
Those running for Senate GOP leadership posts need to weigh in on this &amp; commit never to sabotage Republican candidates &amp; colleagues—particularly those who are less than two weeks away from a close election <a href="https://t.co/wMWxjvMwHC">pic.twitter.com/wMWxjvMwHC</a>
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1849490264399982805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;We must have clarity from the candidates running to replace McConnell on where they stand on these attacks,&#8221; Lee said in the thread. &#8220;They must be clear on how they plan to lead the conference, and on the role of its members.&#8221;
&#8220;The Senate Republican leader is supposed to help Republicans, not undermine them Sadly, we’ve had too much of the latter. That must end now,&#8221; he added.
McConnell&#8217;s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Mike Lee Slams Mitch McConnell For Attacking Trump, ‘MAGA Movement’

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Utah Senator Mike Lee criticized Vice President Kamala Harris and other top Democrats for comparing Donald Trump to Hitler, arguing that such rhetoric invites attacks on the former president.
&#8220;I find it troubling,&#8221; he told The Daily Wire on Thursday, &#8220;especially because, to me, it feels like trolling for assassins.&#8221;
&#8220;When you&#8217;re constantly calling him Hitler,&#8221; Lee said, &#8220;that&#8217;s really dangerous.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m not one who thinks that no one can ever make a Hitler comparison or at least draw upon it, but when you identify him as much as they have with Hitler, you characterize him that way, it tends to leave a lot of people feeling morally justified in doing or saying things they wouldn&#8217;t otherwise do or say.&#8221;
On Wednesday, Harris <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-clay-travis-and-others-blast-kamala-after-trump-hit-piece-presser">spoke</a> from the White House where she <a href="https://x.com/KamalaHQ/status/1849136797877493961">argued</a> that &#8220;Trump said he wanted generals like Adolf Hitler had,&#8221; adding, &#8220;he wants a military that is not loyal to the Constitution, but loyal to him&#8230; This is a window into who Donald Trump really is from the people who know him best.&#8221;
Haris&#8217;s remarks referred to a highly criticized Atlantic piece in which one anonymous source <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-military-generals-hitler/680327/">claimed</a> that Trump mocked a dead soldier and praised Hitler&#8217;s generals. The piece has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/patently-false-former-senior-pence-advisers-refute-john-kellys-hitler-comments-about-trump">widely denounced</a> by the deceased soldier&#8217;s sister, as well as people in Trump&#8217;s circles, as false and &#8220;dishonest.&#8221;
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On the left: I sent Atlantic a comment saying President Trump “absolutely did not say that,” referring to the alleged comments about Ms. Guillen they printed.
On the right: Atlantic translated that comment to “didn’t hear Trump say it.”
Treat this dishonest piece accordingly. <a href="https://t.co/pM1o1c9fEm">pic.twitter.com/pM1o1c9fEm</a>
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&#8220;Donald Trump is out for unchecked power,&#8221; Harris added in an X post. &#8220;He wants a military like Adolf Hitler had, who will be loyal to him, not our Constitution. He is unhinged, unstable, and given a second term, there would be no one to stop him from pursuing his worst impulses.&#8221;
The Daily Wire reached out to the Secret Service on Wednesday and asked whether Harris&#8217; remarks count as incitement to violence against Trump. The agency did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
&#8220;They certainly should be taking it seriously in terms of its likelihood of increasing the threat matrix,&#8221; Lee responded, asked whether the Secret Service should treat Harris&#8217; remarks as incitement to violence.

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Kamala Harris

Utah Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Lee</a> (R) ripped into the Biden-Harris administration on Tuesday over the prosecution and conviction of 89-year-old pro-life activist Eva Edl.
Lee was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-89-year-old-woman-convicted-faces-over-a-decade-in-prison-for-peaceful-pro-life-protest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reacting to the news</a> that Edl and six other pro-life activists were convicted in federal court in Detroit late Tuesday morning of charges brought against them by the Biden administration accusing them of conspiracy against rights and violating the FACE Act. They could now be sentenced to over a decade in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines upon sentencing.
Edl, a devout Christian, was rounded up as a child and forced into a concentration camp by the forces of Yugoslavian communist dictator Josip Broz Tito in the aftermath of World War II. She later immigrated to the United States and became very active in pro-life activism across the country.
“Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are sending an elderly survivor of communist prison camps back to prison using the FACE Act against pro-lifers,” Lee posted on X. “Evil.”
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Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are sending an elderly survivor of communist prison camps back to prison using the FACE Act against pro-lifers.
Evil. <a href="https://t.co/IPjIS34ssC">https://t.co/IPjIS34ssC</a>
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1825966352114270425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Lee has repeatedly pointed out the disproportionate use of the FACE Act against pro-lifers and has introduced legislation multiple times in the Senate to repeal the Clinton-era law.
Fellow Republican Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has also pushed for the repeal of the FACE Act and reacted on Tuesday to the verdict out of Detroit.
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“89 year old woman who survived communist prison camp in Eastern Europe.. prosecuted by ⁦[Kamala Harris]  regime… convicted &#8211; faces up to 10 years in prison.  FOR PEACEFUL PROTEST OF ABORTION,” he posted on X.
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89 year old woman who survived communist prison camp in Eastern Europe.. prosecuted by ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KamalaHarris</a>⁩ regime… convicted &#8211; faces up to 10 years in prison. FOR PEACEFUL PROTEST OF ABORTION. <a href="https://t.co/ieBFfVDblD">https://t.co/ieBFfVDblD</a>
— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) <a href="https://twitter.com/chiproytx/status/1825992271017206230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The other pro-lifers convicted on Tuesday include Chester Gallagher, Heather Idoni, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-life-father-facing-11-years-in-prison-says-biden-doj-is-targeting-conservative-christians">Joel Curry</a>, Justin Phillips, Cal Zastrow, and his daughter Eva Zastrow.
The charges stemmed from a peaceful demonstration, which the defendants called a “Rescue,” where the group sat and stood outside of the Northland Family Planning Clinic in Sterling Heights, Michigan, alongside a group of other pro-life activists. Edl and Idoni were convicted on an additional charge for a pro-life protest they attended at the Women’s Health Clinic in Saginaw, Michigan.
Each of the defendants pointed to their faith in Jesus as what motivated them to go to Northland to try persuade women from getting abortions.
Concluding arguments were made on Monday before the case was handed to the jury, which started deliberating Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. local time. The jury, composed of seven women and five men, took around 3.5 hours to find them all guilty.
A sentencing date has not yet been set as the lawyers have an opportunity to make briefings to Judge Matthew Leitman, who oversaw the case, to dismiss it.

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Michigan

Social Issues

A pair of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> Republicans introduced legislation on Tuesday to remove &#8220;woke requirements&#8221; from a $52.7 billion bill <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-signs-52-billion-semiconductor-bill-in-latest-push-to-fight-inflation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> into law by President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> in 2022 that sought to subsidize the domestic semiconductor industry, create more <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stem-students-troll-woke-lgbt-survey-researchers-blame-rise-of-online-fascism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">STEM</a> jobs, and boost research in new technologies.
The new <a href="https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/ROM243083.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offering</a> from Sens. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tommy-tuberville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tommy Tuberville</a> (R-AL) and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Lee</a> (R-UT) would repeal various programs and positions from the CHIPs and Science Act that embrace tenets of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEI</a>. It also aims to place limits on mandates imposed on entities seeking federal funds related to policies on diversity, mitigating climate change, environmental justice, community investment, and others.
Called the CHIPS Improvement Act, the GOP bill is being pitched as a means to get rid of &#8220;red tape&#8221; causing delays in plans to build up the U.S. semiconductor manufacturing industry. The United States and China are competing<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/12/us-reportedly-weighing-more-limits-on-chinas-access-to-ai-chip-tech.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> over chip technology</a> needed for artificial intelligence.
&#8220;The Biden administration has put American manufacturing, and the American worker, last on the world stage,” Tuberville said in a <a href="https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-introduces-bill-to-boost-american-manufacturing-remove-woke-dei-requirements-from-chips-act/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. “Our country simply cannot afford to allow China to continue to out-compete us in technology and innovation over the next generation.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;The CHIPS Act has potential, but it needs reforms to become effective. By removing the woke regulations that have nothing to do with job creation and are putting significant bureaucratic burdens on private industry, we can get government out of the way and allow this bill to do what it was designed to do: end American reliance on China.&#8221;
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Seventeen Republicans in the Senate <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3576405-senate-passes-chips-and-science-bill-aimed-at-better-competing-with-china/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">helped</a> Democrats pass the CHIPS and Science Act in the summer of 2022, after which it <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/28/house-vote-semiconductor-chips-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advanced through</a> the GOP-led House with bipartisan support. When Biden signed the bill into law, he said it would benefit the economy and national security. But critics of the legislation still take issue with its expansive push in favor of leftist ideals.
“Since his first day in office, Joe Biden has used every tool at his disposal to advance his radical DEI agenda that aims to divide our country and upend our founding values,” Lee said in a statement. “I am proud to join Senator Tuberville in introducing the CHIPS Improvement Act, legislation that will prevent President Biden from using tens of billions of dollars of taxpayer money to strong-arm companies into adopting the misguided tenants of his dangerous, divisive DEI agenda.”

Sen. Tommy Tuberville

GOP Bill Aims To Remove ‘Woke Regulations’ From CHIPS Act

GOP Bill Aims To Remove 'Woke Regulations' From CHIPS Act

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Tommy Tuberville

A group of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> Republicans vowed to do what they can to stand in the way of President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>&#8216;s priorities after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guilty verdict</a> in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s New York hush money trial, marking the first time a former U.S. president has been convicted of a crime.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) revealed on Friday that he and seven of his GOP colleagues — Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) — had signed onto a pledge.
Vance and Rubio are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-surrounds-himself-with-potential-vps-at-mar-a-lago?topStoryPosition=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly in the mix</a> to become Trump&#8217;s running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Scott is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rick-scott-joins-race-for-senate-gop-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">campaigning</a> to become the next leader of the Senate GOP, along with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senate Minority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-SD).
&#8220;The White House has made a mockery of the rule of law and fundamentally altered our politics in un-American ways,&#8221; <a href="https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2024/5/following-democrats-mockery-of-u-s-judicial-system-sen-rick-scott-joins-sen-mike-lee-colleagues-in-pledge-against-white-house-s-partisan-priorities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the pledge says</a>. &#8220;As a Senate Republican conference, we are unwilling to aid and abet this White House in its project to tear this country apart.&#8221;
The pledge continues, &#8220;To that end, we will not 1) allow any increase to non-security related funding for this administration, or any appropriations bill which funds partisan lawfare; 2) vote to confirm this administration’s political and judicial appointees; and 3) allow expedited consideration and passage of Democrat legislation or authorities that are not directly relevant to the safety of the American people.&#8221;
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Later that day, Lee <a href="https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/1796650441545073147" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that the list of GOP senators who joined the pledge had grown. Two other members—Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Ron Johnson (R-WI)—added their signatures, giving the group <a href="https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nearly one-fifth representation</a> in the Republican caucus of the upper chamber. Despite the increase in numbers, a fraction of the minority party is limited in what they can do alone to stop Democrat leadership from making forward progress.
A jury returned a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guilty verdict</a> against Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to allegedly cover up payments in a bid to conceal a tryst with adult film star Stormy Daniels as part of a “catch-and-kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election. Trump, who denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to the charges, said he would be <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-race-plunges-into-uncharted-territory-trump-awaits-july-sentencing-2024-05-31/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;appealing this scam.&#8221;</a> Sentencing is scheduled for July 11.
&#8220;Strongly worded statements are not enough,&#8221; Lee <a href="https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/1796600766691672394" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X. &#8220;Those who turned our judicial system into a political cudgel must be held accountable. We are no longer cooperating with any Democrat legislative priorities or nominations, and we invite all concerned Senators to join our stand.&#8221;
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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fact-checking" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fact-checker</a>&#8216;s assessment of a claim about noncitizens registering to vote has prompted blowback from Republican lawmakers who are pushing election integrity legislation.
The spat took off on Tuesday after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/politifact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PolitiFact</a> gave House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a <a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/may/20/mike-johnson/mike-johnsons-false-claim-that-immigrants-paroled/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1716295642-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;False&#8221; rating</a> for saying that migrants released on parole can register to vote at their local welfare office or the DMV.
&#8220;It&#8217;s illegal for noncitizens to vote. If parolees register, election officials would vet their applications,&#8221; the fact-checker said in a <a href="https://x.com/PolitiFact/status/1792924207136866347" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> to X summarizing the review.
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Speaker Mike Johnson said immigrants who came to the U.S. under humanitarian parole programs can register to vote at DMV and “welfare” offices. It&#39;s illegal for noncitizens to vote. If parolees register, election officials would vet their applications. <a href="https://t.co/lM7WA42hoi">https://t.co/lM7WA42hoi</a> <a href="https://t.co/4InAxjndUM">pic.twitter.com/4InAxjndUM</a>
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Johnson made the comment earlier this month while <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGeQRt1WDRo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promoting companion bills</a>, dubbed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, that <a href="https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-roy-leads-fight-save-american-elections" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would require proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration</a>.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), whose version of the legislation <a href="https://cha.house.gov/_cache/files/9/4/9481c1c3-fbbe-43da-be01-8160304debbd/7B3AAB700E4EC1DBC9A2D00FF651F2B8.notice-5.23.24.pdf.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">may be considered</a> by a committee later this week, fired back at PolitiFact on X while taking a shot at the Biden administration for its handling of the migrant crisis.
&#8220;Whether it’s at the DMV or welfare offices, non-citizens have myriad opportunities to register to vote, as non-citizens are obviously eligible for government benefits under current federal and state policies,&#8221; Roy <a href="https://x.com/RepChipRoy/status/1792963711805853842" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a thread on X.
&#8220;Biden&#8217;s mass release of millions of illegal aliens into the U.S. – including over 1 million via parole – will only make this worse,&#8221; he added.
&#8220;But even if the ideological operatives at Politi-&#8216;fact&#8217; want to torture the statistics to say that this somehow isn&#8217;t a problem, then nobody should mind if we put safeguards in place to prevent it from becoming one — that is, unless you actually want noncitizens voting in federal elections,&#8221; Roy concluded.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who introduced the Senate version of the SAVE Act, also took a crack at PolitiFact.
&#8220;Politifact rates a true claim false, yet again, simply because the writer doesn’t like it,&#8221; his verified senator account <a href="https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/1792960860593484204" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on X</a>.
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&#8220;Illegals can easily register to vote across America. Politifact wrongly pretends that &#8216;it is illegal&#8217; is somehow an argument against this fact,&#8221; the account continued.
The senator also responded through his <a href="https://x.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1792981567591059714" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;BasedMikeLee&#8221; personal account</a>.
&#8220;States are prohibited, under [the Supreme Court&#8217;s] interpretation of the [National Voter Registration Act], from requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;So yes, while it is in fact &#8216;illegal for noncitizens to vote&#8217; in federal elections, that’s not the end of the matter,&#8221; Lee added. &#8220;#PassTheSAVEAct.&#8221;

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah

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